‘Tis Not Eurocentrism that Affords Paris More Attention than Beirut, but the Greater Interest in the Rare than in the Commonplace
Cressida O’Connor discusses the disparity in the media coverage of the Beirut and Paris attacks.
2015
“This great city, though shaken, will stand strong”
A first-hand account of Paris during the terror attacks, from Naomi Warin.
Student demonstration demands accommodation price freeze
Hugo Harris reports on yesterday’s accommodation fees demonstration at the science site.
Making Extinctions Reality TV
Jim Hoover turns to the Solar System to explain Earth’s mass extinctions.
Powerful: Music in the wake of the Paris attacks.
Jessie Honnor looks at the musical response to the recent attacks in Paris, proving the power of music in the face of unknown horrors.
Doctor Who ‘The Zygon Invasion and Inversion’ – Masterful political undertones or a step too far?
Finn Bruton reviews Doctor Who’s ‘The Zygon Invasion’ and ‘The Zygon Inversion’ and reflects upon the unusually strong political undertones.
You are Perfectly Free to Write the Greatest Treatise of your Life, but Just Keep the Garden Shears to Hand While You Do So
Cressida O’Connor discusses the phenomenon of word limits and decries its limiting effect on quality content.
Slow Down
Anna Hupcejová spins a tale inspired by music and the experience of visiting a thermal spa in Budapest, with dialogue translated from Hungarian.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…
Megan McKenna puts us in the festive mood with some Christmassy ideas for days out in the North East.
Je Suis Humain
Angelos Sofocleous considers the aftermath of the Paris and Beirut attacks and our response to it.